Maybe it’s been a foolish endeavor, and maybe I’m the only one who misses the blog ol’ days, but I’ve been giving it a shot. I’ve been working on restoring some of the old content, though much of it was lost. I’ve slowly been rebuilding the old remix sunday archives, and even posting the occasional new edition. And I’ve been writing again.
You can find all the label’s releases here, on bandcamp, or most anywhere you listen to music these days. I’ve still got copies of some of the old vinyl releases, and I recently released the first in a set of charitable cassette compilations to raise awareness about the continued [mis]use of broken windows policing methods.
Plus, I put together a playlists section with a handful of spotify lists that hopefully start to capture a [slightly] updated version of the moods we used to peddle. Give those a listen and a ❤ if you would be so kind. If you want to get in touch, just give me a holler. Oh, and if you prefer to just start playing all the music on this page before reading any further, go ahead and click ▶︎
While in Denmark, Chaz & I had the pleasure of spending some time with Lucy Love and Yo Akim (who co-produced “Uzela” for the Fagget Fairys). We got to listen to their version of Danish grime and were duly impressed. Myself, Johanna from 626, and Lina from The Touch also got to tagteam DJ after Lucy & Blaqstarr did sets at Vega in Copenhagen. Enjoy this great piece of stop-motion for her first single, “No VIP”
Gameboy/Gamegirl – “Sweaty Wet/Dirty Damp”
These cuties from down under decided not to put my remix on the single release, but I still love them. This first clip is stellar.
Princess Superstar – Licky (Official video)
Princess Superstar & Larry Tee – “Licky” (Hervé Video Edit)
Dylan fans will be pleased to hear that the fine people at Columbia Records recently announced the release of a fifty-one track Bob Dylan Greatest Hits compilation, expected to hit stores later on this year.
One of the more interesting tracks on the comp is a remake of “You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” off Blonde on Blonde. DJ Mark Ronson orchestrated the mix, and it features instrumentation by our good buddies the Dap-Kings from Daptone Records.
“It’s the first time Bob Dylan’s given anyone the original multi-tracks of his songs to do remixes,” the producer explained. “I’m a huge Dylan fan, so it’s a great honor, and the fact that he heard it and approved it, as you imagine he’d be quite picky.”
UGK – The Game Belongs To Me (Official Video – Clean)
UGK – “The Game Belongs To Me”
New heat from UGK’s forthcoming record, which I’m sure is going to be dooope. Also, as many of you know, the homie Haldan is Stockton to all you DJ Malones out there, delivering flavorful remix marvelousness week in and week out. Thank him.
Youngbloodz – 85 (Official Video) ft. Jim Crow, Big Boi
Youngbloodz – “85” ft. Big Boi
Classic Youngbloodz favorite featuring Big Boi. Fantastic video fully loaded with fur hats, spinning classic cars, leather suits, wind-in-the-face greenscreen driving, and girls dressed like cops, sort of. You know, the usual.
I was eight years old when Trompe Le Monde was released. I used to look through my older sister Lilly’s tape collection and pick out the ones with the coolest covers. We didn’t have a TV, so I think visual stimulation was a driving motivation for a lot of my exploration as a kid. I remember finding one featuring this weird pile of what looked like flour, with eyeballs sitting in it like raw eggs. I was instantly taken by the image: creepy as all hell, and what a name, The Pixies?! For an eight-year-old with a thing for fantasy and magic, the name alone was awesome. (My mother spent ten years of my young life putting together a collection of Swedish Folktales for Random House; every night I got to hear new stories full of trolls, witches, goblins, nymphs and of course, pixies.) So, that Christmas, Lilly made me a mixtape with songs by the Pixies, the Cure, Mr. Bungle, Mybloodyvalentine, and the Beastie Boys, among others. From then on, I’d say this song (which is not from Trompe Le Monde, but rather Surfer Rosa) has been among my favorites. Like many young men of my generation, my love for the Pixies was again sparked when I saw Fight Club, and heard my favorite song at the very end–as the credit card company buildings begin to crumble. Here’s the original track, along with a wonderful Nada Surf cover, and a vocoder version by someone named Mr. Hopkinson.
Mr. Hopkinson – “Where Is My Mind” (sc)
Nada Surf – “Where Is My Mind” (yt)
NADA SURF – where is my mind? (Official Video)
Pixies – “Where Is My Mind”(yt)
Pixies – Where Is My Mind? (Official Lyric Video)
From the future: when my wife and I were first getting to know each other, we got really into Love Island UK. For whatever editorial and budgetary reasons, outside the pervasive use of shlocky EDM and radio-style sting sound fx, the early seasons of the show featured almost exclusively piano covers of classic songs from the 90s and 2000s. Among them was a cover of “Where is My Mind” that is kinda lovely. Seems worthwhile to post it here, because why not?
